Did you know that SMB2 is the best selling NES game of all time if you exclude the sales of games that came included with the system, but not their retail sales. (SMB and SMB3, World Cup, Tetris and Duck hunt for the most part)

The NES version of Ghostbusters is terrible. The game was originally designed for home computers. Back in the 1980s, I frequently played the game on my Apple ][ computer. It was also a very popular game on Commodore 64.

On the home computer versions, you were able to retain your earnings after winning the game, which would allow you to upgrade the car and buy more equipment. The last stage on the home computer version was just getting the players to dodge the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man in order to enter the building where Gozer was and close the portal.

The NES version didn’t have the bank account feature that the home computer versions had. The items were slightly different and some were used differently. There were no options to upgrade the Ghostbuster’s car. You also could buy items any time you wanted. The final two stages are both very tedious, difficult, and poorly designed.

The game could have been designed significantly better for the NES, and it would have been better if they just came up with a new concept for the game rather than trying to design it after the home computer versions.

When James was describing the Family Guy reference to Scrooge McDuck swimming in his money, I was thinking of that exact story with the Beagles that Mike referenced directly afterwards… I guess great minds think alike 🙂

Guys, you should play “Monsters in my pocket” next time. Best 2 player game on NES in my opinion, with cool music and graphics.
And there was awesome game based on anime “Samurai Pizza Cats”(Kyatto Ninden Teyandee), is also one of my favorites from NES

This game looks like a lot of fun. As difficult as the bat boss is, it’s quite creative. I must say, as much as I think the Metroidvania games are solid in both concept and execution, the simplicity of the old formula is great too. I thought I wouldnt like it as much, but after playing Rondo of Blood in Dracula X Chronicles, I think I like that even better. That game also has an additional character, and different paths and endings to unlock, which is great IMHO. I should try Super Castlevania 4 someday. I think I can get it on the VC.

James, you’ve just made the argument for an idealistic version of Socialism in this video. But think of money as this…

Money is like a battery that’s able to store something. Instead of a battery that stores energy, money stores labor. You trade your 8 hours of labor everyday for a certain quantity of money. Then trade your stored labor (the money) for a good or service that someone else invested their labor into. Money is just invested labor. And we call large amounts of invested labor “wealth” or “power”. So those who don’t need to invest any more labor, who already have vast amounts of stored labor, are considered “wealthy” or “powerful”.

Why didn’t you show the Gargoyle boss? I’ve never had any problems beating Dracula in this game. In fact, the only game I even find him difficult in is Castlevania III. I’ve never done that thing right before Dracula with the invisible platforms that lead to the hearts and turkey pieces (which I always thought were chicken), but I’ve been wondering which game it was in since I saw a glimpse of it in one of your AVGN Castlevania videos.

I’ve never actually played a Castlevannia game.. I didn’t have a NES.. or super nes which might be a big reason…. my first real console was a Playstation.. i had played NES, Super NES, Genesiss and Saturn before I got a playstation but never owned one of them… if i did get an old school console and a castlevannia game which one should I start with?

I don´t want to beg you, Mike, for the upload of the ´92 review of Castlevania, because it´s also a nice filler during those ‘dry periods’ while you´re busy doing other stuff.
The bottom line is, that it´s a total win-win situation.
Just upload it! 😉

These are getting so awesome now every time I see a new one I always tune in. Castlevania 4 is one awesome game. My favorite is 2, it’s what introduced me to Castlevania and I love the atmosphere, music and rpg elements as you’re figuring everything out on your quest to burn Dracula’s remains.

Way to go, Mike! Great video, guys! Did you know that in the treasure room, if you jump on the chests a whole lot of times in a row, (like 255 or something) the game gives you meat? It drops out of the air from overhead, so don’t try this while underneath a platform.
I love how that after years of rants, gripes, and reviews, James still has to pause his game so that he can properly articulate just how thoroughly craptacular Ghostbusters is on the Nintendo.
Thanks for the video guys. It’s fun to listen to your obscure pop culture references and jokes while you play.

You wanna know something…. minute 11ish,I know exactly what you’re talking about, I had an epic run once from what I remember. A few years after beating it I went to play it again, I was trying to whip that bone dragon, and I hit that stupid moving hook. After playing my heart out to die like that, I shut it off and I didn’t play it for quite some time. It’s the only time I realized the few flaws it has.